Shock Response Spectrum
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Introduction
Mechanical shock pulses are often analyzed in terms of shock response spectra (SRS). The shock response spectrum assumes that the shock pulse is applied as a common base input to an array of independent single-degree-of-freedom systems. The shock response spectrum gives the peak response of each system with respect to the natural frequency. Damping is typically fixed at a constant value, such as 5%, which is equivalent to an amplification factor of Q=10.
The following tutorial gives further information: srs_intr.pdf
Utility
The scripts on this page require the utility module tompy.py
Arbitrary Base Input - SRS Calculation
The SRS for an an arbitrary base input can be calculated via a digital recursive filtering relationship, which models the convolution integral.
The filtering relationship can be implemented in Python by importing the lfilter function from scipy.
from scipy.signal import lfilter
A script for doing this is given at: srs.py
A version for calculating and plotting the SRS in tripartite format is given at: srs_tripartite.py
A script for calculating the SRS via a convolution integral is given at: srs_conv.py
Arbitrary Base Input - Time Domain Response for a given SDOF System
Digital recursive filtering relationship method: arbit.py
Runge-Kutta fourth order method method: arbit_rk4.py
Half-sine Pulse
The response of an SDOF system to a half-sine base input can be calculated via a Laplace transform which yields a closed-form solution, as shown in sbase.pdf
A script is given at: half_sine_base.py
Note that the peak response may occur either during or after the half-sine pulse depending on the pulse duration, natural frequency, and damping ratio.
Terminal Sawtooth Pulse
The response of an SDOF system to a terminal sawtooth base input can also be calculated via a Laplace transform. terminal_sawtooth.pdf
A script is given at: terminal_sawtooth_base.py
Fortran
An SRS program for base excitation is given at: QSRS.F
Arbitrary Applied Force - Time Domain Response for a given SDOF System
A script for the response to an applied force is given at: arbit_force.py
External References
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